UK Championship 25/11 - 7/12

[walt jabsco]

My god.... Its took me a wee while too read this from my ps4 but even longer to write...... Who the feck r we to Q the standard between this or that final/comeback. Well done Ronnie and you'll get the crown one day Judd..

[P.Smith]

Just arrived back home from watching the final. My god what a session of snooker that was and the atmosphere inside the arena for that final frame decider was just electric.

Actually funny going back in this thread and reading all the 'no possibility of a comeback here' posts. I've been a Judd fan for a few years now and I'm very pleased to see he has proved a lot of his critics wrong tonight. It's completely understandable how people could think that though, at 9-4 down Judd looked like a completely broken man, he was literally sitting in his chair with his head in his hands, no idea how he mustered that sort of comeback.

Ronnie is quite simply a class act though, came out in the final frame and it didn't even look like the comeback had phased him, despite his humble words afterwards saying it did. The snooker behind the green won him the match, as there really was no escape. I also have to say that the run of the balls did favour Ronnie throughout the match, but would still say that the overall best player on the day won.

Roll on The Masters :snooker:

[the montrealer]

HI I thought his ankle was sprained was it really broken no mater what sprained or broken Osullivan was great in the win

[cyberheater]

This is a public forum and I am entitled to my views. You are free to criticize them or disagree with them but dun try to act smarter than u really r

Actually this is a private forum owned by feret. He can ban anyone of us and we can't do a thing about it.

[gavpowell]

HI I thought his ankle was sprained was it really broken no mater what sprained or broken Osullivan was great in the win

Nobody seems to know, but I think he probably fractured/broke A bone in his ankle rather than snapping the whole ankle joint. Similarly, Hendry always gets credit for winning the worlds with a broken arm, when in fact he apparently fractured a single bone in his arm, not the whole arm.

I wonder if this is O'Sullivan's new schtick though - using the rest of his career playing challenge matches of one kind or another:

First, I'm gonna win the World championship after not playing for a year!
Then I'm gonna win the UK championship...on a broken ankle...while moving house...in a deciding frame from 9-4 in front...and make a 147!


If it's ever announced that he's spent 3 weeks in a block of ice or fallen out of a helicopter, I'm calling him to take Hendry's record.

[RaveDave]

Ronnie was clearly trolling Judd. Letting him win 5 frames from 9-4 to make it entertaining is why we all love him.

[moose]

Nobody seems to know, but I think he probably fractured/broke A bone in his ankle rather than snapping the whole ankle joint. Similarly, Hendry always gets credit for winning the worlds with a broken arm, when in fact he apparently fractured a single bone in his arm, not the whole arm.

I wonder if this is O'Sullivan's new schtick though - using the rest of his career playing challenge matches of one kind or another:

First, I'm gonna win the World championship after not playing for a year!
Then I'm gonna win the UK championship...on a broken ankle...while moving house...in a deciding frame from 9-4 in front...and make a 147!
If it's ever announced that he's spent 3 weeks in a block of ice or fallen out of a helicopter, I'm calling him to take Hendry's record.

Hmmm, he said it was a Weber fracture in one of the post-match interviews, didn't he? In medical terms fracture=break, there are just different degrees of it. Obviously his is a minor one, considering how quickly he's improved! Probably playing on painkillers as well though. To be honest given the rate of improvement I thought it was a sprain, but he mentioned he had x-rays done and I'm inclined to believe him until a doctor tells me it's impossible for it to be a fracture. He has no reason to lie, and has repeatedly said that it hasn't affected his play since the third round.

Anyway, enough of the ankle talk, it was a great final from Ronnie and Judd! Tremendous fightback from Judd, but been really impressed with Ronnie's grit and pressure play all week. He's been well below par all tournament, by his standards, but somehow always found a bit of form when he's needed to. It tends to get overshadowed sometimes by the wizardry of his play, but my word he plays some ballsy snooker when the chips are down.

Great tournament overall, had a bit of everything. Especially liked seeing new faces coming through -- I've really taken a shine to Anthony McGill, like his personality and I really hope he kicks on and becomes one of the leading players in the future.

[Ronnie's tip]

Just arrived back home from watching the final. My god what a session of snooker that was and the atmosphere inside the arena for that final frame decider was just electric.

Actually funny going back in this thread and reading all the 'no possibility of a comeback here' posts. I've been a Judd fan for a few years now and I'm very pleased to see he has proved a lot of his critics wrong tonight. It's completely understandable how people could think that though, at 9-4 down Judd looked like a completely broken man, he was literally sitting in his chair with his head in his hands, no idea how he mustered that sort of comeback.

Ronnie is quite simply a class act though, came out in the final frame and it didn't even look like the comeback had phased him, despite his humble words afterwards saying it did. The snooker behind the green won him the match, as there really was no escape. I also have to say that the run of the balls did favour Ronnie throughout the match, but would still say that the overall best player on the day won.

Roll on The Masters :snooker:

What was the crowd reactions like? Pro Ronnie or pro Trump?

[crocodile]

Ronnie was clearly trolling Judd. Letting him win 5 frames from 9-4 to make it entertaining is why we all love him.

Sure, but it could easily have backfired on him ....!

[Leo]

Ronnie was clearly trolling Judd. Letting him win 5 frames from 9-4 to make it entertaining is why we all love him.

What are you on about?

[daffie]

What are you on about?

ronnie...ronnie...ronnie...ronnie...ronnie...ronni e....ronnie...ronnie...ronnie...

I think that about covers it

[daffie]

Just arrived back home from watching the final. My god what a session of snooker that was and the atmosphere inside the arena for that final frame decider was just electric.

Actually funny going back in this thread and reading all the 'no possibility of a comeback here' posts. I've been a Judd fan for a few years now and I'm very pleased to see he has proved a lot of his critics wrong tonight. It's completely understandable how people could think that though, at 9-4 down Judd looked like a completely broken man, he was literally sitting in his chair with his head in his hands, no idea how he mustered that sort of comeback.

Ronnie is quite simply a class act though, came out in the final frame and it didn't even look like the comeback had phased him, despite his humble words afterwards saying it did. The snooker behind the green won him the match, as there really was no escape. I also have to say that the run of the balls did favour Ronnie throughout the match, but would still say that the overall best player on the day won.

Roll on The Masters :snooker:

Must have been something being there to watch the final in the arena...wow! And I think your review is how I felt about the final as well...pot for pot, frame by frame

Uhm...so what now?! No snooker until Jan 11th...think I'll go into hibernation until then

[DeanH]

Uhm...so what now?! No snooker until Jan 11th...think I'll go into hibernation until then

not yet daffie, got the PTC in Portugal that start on Wednesday

[daffie]

not yet daffie, got the PTC in Portugal that start on Wednesday

Hey that's fantastic..cheers for the heads-up Dean! I see Eurosport will have coverage from friday onwards...good stuff! :snooker:

[Masterdoctorgenius]

I got my good evening of snooker in the end. At 9-4 I never thought this match would come anywhere close to being a classic, but the last hour or so was great stuff. And that's all that will be remembered from this match, except by the few of us who have a good memory for mediocre snooker. :smile:

Every credit to Trump for the way he came back into the match. He really had O'Sullivan under pressure and I thought he just might win when O'Sullivan missed that black off the spot in the penultimate frame. As Trump said, he still has a lot to learn, and I do hope he looks back at some of his tactical choices and some of the frames he threw away in the first session and in the first couple of frames tonight. If he looks back to some of his performances this week, and some of O'Sullivan's, he will probably wonder how the hell he is not the UK champion. He probably would have been, had he not left himself so much to do tonight.

A big thanks to O'Sullivan for getting me lots of points in the fantasy game, the title and a maximum as well, can't ask for more than that. :smile: He played better with each match, and he once again took command early on in the final, like so many times before. He wobbled a little towards the end, but played a pretty strong decider. I think the key shot was the safety he played to put Trump under pressure, the one that resulted in Trump bringing a red up the table and giving him the chance to play the snooker. He could have easily lost the match if he hadn't played such a good shot there. :wink:

And finally, let's end on a somewhat negative note... Sometimes you get tournaments where everyone seems to be playing really well, sometimes it's only a couple of players, but the winner almost always has to play some good snooker throughout the week. O'Sullivan didn't play too badly tonight, but I think his performance throughout the tournament is probably the worst I have seen from any winner of a really big tournament since I've been watching snooker. I usually try not to resort to overstatements to make a point, so I hope I am not doing so here. He was let off the hook so many times by various players, and he was rarely pushed to raise his game, which is a great shame. He was the one left standing in the end, which is all you can ask from a player, but some of his rivals will have to have a think about the mediocre standard that was required to win this tournament and why they themselves weren't able to achieve it. :wink:

Looking forward to the Masters. :smile:

what about higgins win at the WC 2011? Did he play better there than ronnie ronnie did at the uk?i dont think so higgins was left off the hook not once not twice but thrice time